LIVE MUSIC with ' Guitarama ' at the Tathra Hotel.
Sun 25th May 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Free admission.

Guitarama are a small guitar ensemble with an interest in Latin American guitar styles. Vibrant rhythms,  lush chords and sweet melodies with tunes.

The current Guitarama lineup is Finn Stone, Evan Williamson, Jules Roche, Sam Quast, Harry Haggar and Dave Crowden.

GUITARAMA are 28 strings of sweet syncopation, warm harmonies and textures and unforgettable melodies. Drawing from their own original tunes, as well as from Rodrigo y Gabriella , Django Rheinhardt , the Cat Empire , and other Brazilian and Spanish classics. Current members include Finn Stone, Evan Williamson, Harry Haggar, Sam Quast and Dave Crowden.

~~~~~~~~~ THIS SHOW IS SOLD OUT!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

A UNIQUE CABARET EVENT devised and performed by RARE BIRD ensemble

Thursday 22 May 7pm @Tathra Hotel Bar
$ 45 incl. a glass of beer or sparkling wine

Join us for a multi-sensory celebration of community, storytelling, and the art of regional hospitality.

Stirring passions, twisting truths and shaking spirits, LOVE & FORGETTING celebrates the timeless theatre of the bar, where memories are made, tales told, and lives forever changed. Weaving fragments from classic cinema, literary legends, and the melodies of yesteryear, RARE BIRD ensemble brings the bar to life in this exquisite cocktail of song, story, and stardust memory.

"What a show! I laughed. I cried. I felt I was on Broadway. It was magic!"

Don't miss this SELL-OUT SHOW that has been wowing audiences across the country, promising an unforgettable night on the Sapphire Coast.

~ 60 min performance ~

Join us from 7 PM to enjoy a drink and dinner before the show, with our kitchen closing at 8 PM.

ONE NIGHT ONLY – BOOK NOW!

RARE BIRD ensemble creates innovative and engaging experiences for audiences combining musical, physical, and ‘traditional’ theatre practices. LOVE & FORGETTING was developed in partnership with Sofitel Melbourne On Collins and Global Art Projects as part of their acclaimed Artists-in-Residence Program and has "captivated" audiences across Australia since it premiered at Melbourne Fringe 2023.

Join our Meet The Author event:
Palestinian-Australian writer Samah Sabawi In Conversation with Linda Mottram
This evening will also mark the launch of the Headland Writers Festival 2025! Early bird tickets will be available for purchase during the event.

Tuesday 20 May, 7pm to 8.30pm at Tathra Hotel.
Tickets are FREE, but please register online via
https://events.humanitix.com/palestinian-australian...

“If there's a more important or timely book in 2024, I'm yet to come across it. Five big shiny stars.” Good Reading Magazine

In July 1967, forty-day-old Samah was carried out of Gaza, Palestine, in her mother’s arms in search of her father who had escaped to Jordan – somewhere. Fifty-six years later, she’s an author, playwright, poet, journalist and recipient of multiple national and international awards.

Samah will discuss her book Cactus Pear for My Beloved, which has been short-listed for the Stella Literature prize, NSW Literary award and The Age Book of the Year. This is part of her Far South Coast tour on her way to present at the Sydney Writers Festival.

Linda Mottram has been a journalist for 30 years. As a foreign correspondent for the ABC, she has served across the Middle East, in Russia and the Balkans, while she has also reported from Asia and the Pacific, covering wars, assassinations, refugee crises, and political upheavals. A Walkley Award winner, Linda was also ABC Sydney’s Mornings presenter and then the presenter of the evening radio current affairs flagship, “PM”. She has also reported for European radio networks, and for newspapers in Australia. Originally from Perth, she now lives in Bega, on the New South Wales south coast.

LIVE MUSIC with ' Jackson State' at the Tathra Hotel.
Sun 18th May 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Free admission.

Jackson State return to Tathra in their original line up to play their eclectic farm-fresh blend of soul infused R&B and funky roots music with just a hint of folky Hickster. Local, organic, free range music that is deliciously South Coast. This performance sees the return of legendary Damon Davies on the bass and Texas Nick Keeling sitting in with his secret blend of tasty licks. Promises to be a musical treat.

`Slow Session’ at the Tathra Hotel.
Fri 16 May 6 pm - 8 pm.
Free admission.

Bring an instrument and join in for some great traditional tunes! (music supplied)
This Slow Session will be good for those having trouble with the speed of the pieces or learning a new instrument.

Dean Gray will be offering expert instruction.

***'THE SESSION' is on the First FRIDAY of the month 6pm - 8pm. Plus 'SLOW SESSION' is on the Third FRIDAY of the month 6pm - 8pm. Guest members are welome to join us.

*** THE GUITAR SESSION - SING ALONG: GUITAR based SING ALONG is on the second Thursday of the month from 5.30pm.

LIVE MUSIC with ' Malumba ' at the Tathra Hotel.
Sun 11th May 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Free admission.

Join world music collective Malumba for a weekend of Klezma, funk, gypsy jazx, and Celtic disco fusion. Music to make your toes tap and your heart strings soar.

Dan: violin, flute, tin whistles
John : guitars
Sam: double bass
Colin: drums/percussion

Check out their website
http://www.malumba.com/

GUITAR based SING ALONG - come and join us.

Thursday 8th May 5:30pm - 7:30pm.
Free admission.

*** THE GUITAR SESSION - SING ALONG is on the second Thursday of the month from 5.30pm.

*** (traditional tunes) 'THE SESSION' is on the First FRIDAY of the month 6pm - 8pm. Plus 'SLOW SESSION' is on the Third FRIDAY of the month 6pm - 8pm. Guest members are welome to join us.

LIVE MUSIC with ' Harvest ' at the Tathra Hotel.

Sun 4th May 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Free admission.

You can see it with your eyes... you can smell it in the air... you can hear it echoing through the valley and across the plain...it's Harvest!

Singer/songwriter Garry Carson Jones has gathered this crop of seasoned musicians to perform songs from his latest release Mogareeka Moon.

Harvest combines Garry's original songs along with country, folk and rock classics, woven into a lush musical tapestry.

Six multi-talented, cream of the crop musicians who play a colourful and exciting blend of textures, styles and stories in an enticing, home-grown performance.

https://www.harvestband.com.au/index.html

`THE SESSION’ at the Tathra Hotel.

Fri 2nd May 6pm to 8pm. Free admission.

Bring an instrument and join in for some great traditional tunes! (music supplied).

***'THE SESSION' is on the First FRIDAY of the month 6pm - 8pm. Plus 'SLOW SESSION' is on the Third FRIDAY of the month 6pm - 8pm. Guest members are welome to join us. Check the confirmed dates on our website or our Facebook page.

*** THE GUITAR SESSION - SING ALONG: GUITAR based SING ALONG is on the second Thursday of the month from 5.30pm.

Barstool Conversations

A series of informal conversations in the Tathra Hotel to whet our community’s appetite in anticipation of the new Headland Theatre

Barstool Conversations #4

Monday 28 April 7.30pm @ Tathra Hotel

Artists in Residence – Tracy Mann and Campion Decent in conversation with Lindy Hume

As each election rolls around, more renowned artists’ names can be found on the Eden Monaro electoral roll. Two such names are the distinguished actress Tracy Mann and much-awarded playwright Campion Decent, now based in Tanja and Candelo respectively.

Tracy and Campion continue to enjoy thriving careers in Australian theatre and film and yet, inspired by the beauty of our landscapes, both have made the radical move away from city life to the South Coast region. In this barstool conversation with Lindy Hume, longtime friends and colleagues Tracy and Campion will share insights into their journeys, fascinating stories, their hopes for the new Headland Theatre in Tathra, and their decisions to call this region home. We’re very glad they did.

Tracy Mann is an Australian screen and stage actress. After appearing in a number of television series, she won an Australian Film Institute award in 1980 for her movie Hard Knocks and was awarded a Logie for the mini-series Sword of Honour and received an AFI nomination for 2005 movie comedy Hating Alison Ashley. She will soon be seen in The Twelve season 3. Tracy’s stage credits include recent productions of Aria – Ensemble Theatre, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, My Brilliant Career – Belvoir St Theatre, Home I’m Darling and Blithe Spirit -STC.

Campion Decent is a playwright and dramaturg. His most recent play, Unprecedented premiered at HotHouse Theatre in 2023 and was subsequently shortlisted for the Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting at the 2024 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards and nominated for an AWGIE in the 2025 Stage – Adapted category. Earlier work includes The Campaign (Best New Writing at the Tasmanian Theatre Awards) and Embers (awarded an AWGIE and the Queensland Premier’s Literary Award for Drama Script). He has worked in the arts in a variety of other roles, including Artistic Director of HotHouse Theatre, Literary Manager at Sydney Theatre Company, Artistic Director of Next Wave Festival and Festival Director of Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras.

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LIVE MUSIC with ' WRACK & RUIN ' at the Tathra Hotel.

Sat 26th April 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Sun 27th April 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Free admission.

After the successful launch their first album, what could be the next stop for Wrack & Ruin on their journey and inexorable rise to well-deserved fame and general adoration? Perhaps a new recording of the original rhumbas, cha-chas and bossa novas that have so delighted audiences at their spiritual home the panoramic Tathra Hotel. Or will it be in the culinary sphere that they next excel with a delicious musical recipe for pumpkin risotto? With delights such as these as well as a tango celebrating the lachrymose talents of Johnny Ray and the late, great Clyde McPhatter and a timely warning about the hidden hubris of the crystal-clutching, self-improvement crowd one is reminded of the adage, “There will always be a Small Time.”

LIVE MUSIC with ' WRACK & RUIN ' at the Tathra Hotel.

Sat 26th April 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Sun 27th April 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Free admission.

After the successful launch their first album, what could be the next stop for Wrack & Ruin on their journey and inexorable rise to well-deserved fame and general adoration? Perhaps a new recording of the original rhumbas, cha-chas and bossa novas that have so delighted audiences at their spiritual home the panoramic Tathra Hotel. Or will it be in the culinary sphere that they next excel with a delicious musical recipe for pumpkin risotto? With delights such as these as well as a tango celebrating the lachrymose talents of Johnny Ray and the late, great Clyde McPhatter and a timely warning about the hidden hubris of the crystal-clutching, self-improvement crowd one is reminded of the adage, “There will always be a Small Time.”

The Session on the Anzac Day at the Tathra Hotel.
Friday 25th April from 4 pm
Free admission.

Bring an instrument and join in for some great traditional tunes! (music supplied)

3 Day LIVE MUSIC with ' Jazz Alley' at the Tathra Hotel.

Sat 19th April 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Sun 20th April 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Mon 21st April 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Free admission.

Jazz Alley is an amalgamation of some of the best Traditional Jazz players on the South Coast bringing together a toe tapping and driving sound. The music is from the early years of jazz when the streets of New Orleans where jumping with the sounds of hot jazz . This was a new sound in the early 1900’s which was greatly influenced by names such as Bix Beiderbecke, Buddy Bolden, Louis Armstrong, Kid Ory to name a few . You are guaranteed a very entertaining and fun set from this band of excellent musicians. Jazz Alley aims to keep the Jazz Tradition alive and on going !!

Bev Banjo Long on Banjo/Vocals

Bob Porter on Clarinet/Saxophone &Vocals

Stewie String Bass on Tea Chest Bass

Alen Leake on guitar

Gary Morley on drums  

3 Day LIVE MUSIC with ' Jazz Alley' at the Tathra Hotel.

Sat 19th April 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Sun 20th April 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Mon 21st April 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Free admission.

Jazz Alley is an amalgamation of some of the best Traditional Jazz players on the South Coast bringing together a toe tapping and driving sound. The music is from the early years of jazz when the streets of New Orleans where jumping with the sounds of hot jazz . This was a new sound in the early 1900’s which was greatly influenced by names such as Bix Beiderbecke, Buddy Bolden, Louis Armstrong, Kid Ory to name a few . You are guaranteed a very entertaining and fun set from this band of excellent musicians. Jazz Alley aims to keep the Jazz Tradition alive and on going !!

Bev Banjo Long on Banjo/Vocals

Bob Porter on Clarinet/Saxophone &Vocals

Stewie String Bass on Tea Chest Bass

Alen Leake on guitar

Gary Morley on drums  

3 Day LIVE MUSIC with ' Jazz Alley' at the Tathra Hotel.

Sat 19th April 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Sun 20th April 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Mon 21st April 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Free admission.

Jazz Alley is an amalgamation of some of the best Traditional Jazz players on the South Coast bringing together a toe tapping and driving sound. The music is from the early years of jazz when the streets of New Orleans where jumping with the sounds of hot jazz . This was a new sound in the early 1900’s which was greatly influenced by names such as Bix Beiderbecke, Buddy Bolden, Louis Armstrong, Kid Ory to name a few . You are guaranteed a very entertaining and fun set from this band of excellent musicians. Jazz Alley aims to keep the Jazz Tradition alive and on going !!

Bev Banjo Long on Banjo/Vocals

Bob Porter on Clarinet/Saxophone &Vocals

Stewie String Bass on Tea Chest Bass

Alen Leake on guitar

Gary Morley on drums  

LIVE MUSIC with ' Kameruka Bush Orchestra' at the Tathra Hotel.
Sun. 13th April 3:30pm - 6:30 pm

Free admission.

Kameruka Bush Orchestra (KBO)
Collected Australian tunes that trigger a switch, embedded in the Australian psyche, to dance, partake and have fun. A highlight at the Cobargo 2024/ 2025 festival dance program.

The KBO will be playing a concert at The Tathra Hotel on Sunday April 13th. 3.30 - 6.30pm. Foot tapping Australian Dance Music from yesteryear. A bit of nostalgia for the tunes collected from those that played for the original Bush Dances held in halls or on homestead verandahs as a major part of live entertainment. Keep it LIVE. Hope to see you there.

LIVE MUSIC with ' The Lionel Robinson Agenda' at the Tathra Hotel.
Sat. 12th April 3:30pm - 6:30 pm

Free admission.

Sydney-based singer / songwriter / pianist Lionel Robinson comes from London, UK, where he claims to have played most of the venues from Ronnie Scott’s to the Hammersmith Odeon. During a forty year career that shows no sign of slowing down, he has enjoyed exploring the many possibilities of music, clothing and hairstyles – from resident pianist in Elton John’s Covent Garden restaurant to supporting Judas Priest on the Killing Machine tour, to singing Sinatra songs in front of a 20 piece big band!

Lionel’s trio presents a fun 1960s sound that combines elements of Latin lounge, blues, pop and accessible jazz. You’ll find original songs alongside the works of influences like Ray Charles, Georgie Fame, Tom Jobim, Beatles, Burt Bacharach…

Lionel’s piano & vocals will be augmented by the awesome talents of Narooma’s Casey Greene on flute & saxes, plus Queanbeyan’s Marty Jones on drums & percussion - both a joy to work with and listen to. Between them they have performed at festivals and venues from Cairns to Thredbo. Expect to be entertained!

GUITAR based SING ALONG - come and join us.

Thursday 10th April 5:30pm - 7:30pm.
Free admission.

*** THE GUITAR SESSION - SING ALONG is on the second Thursday of the month from 5.30pm.

*** (traditional tunes) 'THE SESSION' is on the First FRIDAY of the month 6pm - 8pm. Plus 'SLOW SESSION' is on the Third FRIDAY of the month 6pm - 8pm. Guest members are welome to join us.

LIVE MUSIC with ' Peter Howe - A Songwriter's Life' at the Tathra Hotel.
Sat 5th April 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sun 6th April 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Free admission.

 PETER HOWE  A SONGWRITER’S LIFE

Peter Howe is a consummate storyteller and songwriter, with a young heart, old soul and sparkling eyes. There’s a generosity to his performance as he humbly and inadvertently imparts wisdom through his stories and the questions they raise. His songs and stories shimmer with love, care, spirit, adventure, landscapes and community.

In three hours of stories and songs, Pete will share tall tales and true of his life as a musician, from the intimate teenage moment when a girl called Roxy played him a Spanish guitar, to his wild days playing rock in Western NSW, his writing and recording for the iconic 70’s surf movie MORNING OF THE EARTH, and his adventures as a performer over the past 50 years.

He will be joined by Dr Tim Gaze, guitar poet from Brisbane who also wrote for MORNING OF THE EARTH. Tim has played lead guitar for Tamam Shud, the Bushwackers, Jimmy Barnes, Russell Morris, Khavas Jute, Ariel, Rose Tattoo, John Paul Young, Gyan, Corinne Gibbons…the list is almost endless.

Wait, there’s more. Be prepared for possible guest appearances from Pete’s descendants!

LIVE MUSIC with ' Peter Howe - A Songwriter's Life' at the Tathra Hotel.
Sat 5th April 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sun 6th April 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Free admission.

 PETER HOWE  A SONGWRITER’S LIFE

Peter Howe is a consummate storyteller and songwriter, with a young heart, old soul and sparkling eyes. There’s a generosity to his performance as he humbly and inadvertently imparts wisdom through his stories and the questions they raise. His songs and stories shimmer with love, care, spirit, adventure, landscapes and community.

In three hours of stories and songs, Pete will share tall tales and true of his life as a musician, from the intimate teenage moment when a girl called Roxy played him a Spanish guitar, to his wild days playing rock in Western NSW, his writing and recording for the iconic 70’s surf movie MORNING OF THE EARTH, and his adventures as a performer over the past 50 years.

He will be joined by Dr Tim Gaze, guitar poet from Brisbane who also wrote for MORNING OF THE EARTH. Tim has played lead guitar for Tamam Shud, the Bushwackers, Jimmy Barnes, Russell Morris, Khavas Jute, Ariel, Rose Tattoo, John Paul Young, Gyan, Corinne Gibbons…the list is almost endless.

Wait, there’s more. Be prepared for possible guest appearances from Pete’s descendants!

`THE SESSION’ at the Tathra Hotel.

Fri 4th April 6pm to 8pm. Free admission.

Bring an instrument and join in for some great traditional tunes! (music supplied).

***'THE SESSION' is on the First FRIDAY of the month 6pm - 8pm. Plus 'SLOW SESSION' is on the Third FRIDAY of the month 6pm - 8pm. Guest members are welome to join us. Check the confirmed dates on our website or our Facebook page.

*** THE GUITAR SESSION - SING ALONG: GUITAR based SING ALONG is on the second Thursday of the month from 5.30pm.

LIVE MUSIC with ' The Fuelers' at the Tathra Hotel.
Sat 29th March 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sun 30th March 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Free admission.

The Fuelers are Caltex Star slapping the double bass, Blindboy Murray twangin’ on telecaster guitar, Thingamy Bob lending his shuffle to the drums, and Wyatte Trashe joining them with a shimmer on his pedal steel. Often referred to as “country” by their city-folk friends, professional cereal box cowboys, the Fuelers have taken their sound from Woodford to Wintersun, Tamworth to the Adelaide Fringe .

Country? Rockabilly? Cabaret? Swing? They don’t care what you call it. Let them put a wiggle in your scoot or kick back and enjoy. You can be the judge.

LIVE MUSIC with ' The Fuelers' at the Tathra Hotel.
Sat 29th March 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sun 30th March 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Free admission.

The Fuelers are Caltex Star slapping the double bass, Blindboy Murray twangin’ on telecaster guitar, Thingamy Bob lending his shuffle to the drums, and Wyatte Trashe joining them with a shimmer on his pedal steel. Often referred to as “country” by their city-folk friends, professional cereal box cowboys, the Fuelers have taken their sound from Woodford to Wintersun, Tamworth to the Adelaide Fringe .

Country? Rockabilly? Cabaret? Swing? They don’t care what you call it. Let them put a wiggle in your scoot or kick back and enjoy. You can be the judge.

LIVE MUSIC with ' Pepper & Davies' at the Tathra Hotel.
Sun. 23rd March 4:00pm - 7:00 pm

Free admission.

Returning to Tathra Hotel are Contemporary Folk duo Pepper & Davies- a sublime meeting of a Classical-pop chameleon’s grace with an infamous Blues-Man’s groove. Together Zoey Pepper and Damon Davies invite audiences on an intimate journey through tales of sweet gritty love and finding belonging within the modern landscape.

With a sound described as Joni Mitchell meets Jethro Tull, they unpack a suitcase of intricate and poetic new original songs and thoughtfully chosen covers threaded with velvet vocals, rich harmonies, haunting woodwind and dancing guitars, and infused with the occasional curious lilt and harmonic spice. An evening with Pepper & Davies is sure to delight hipsters to boomers and everyone in between!

LIVE MUSIC with ' Michael Menager Trio ' at the Tathra Hotel.
Sat 22nd March 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Free admission.

Born east of LA, schooled in the San Francisco Bay Area during the 1960s, Michael Menager came of age during the political upheaval of those times. Studying literature at university, Michael immersed himself in the writing of Chaucer, Shakespeare and John Donne, as well as writers and poets of the Beat Generation such as Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg.

Starting in high school, Michael studied and absorbed the styles of classic folk/blues artists like Mississippi John Hurt and Reverend Gary Davis, and has been greatly influenced by the likes of Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, John Prine and Townes Van Zandt.

Michael’s first two albums - Clean Exit (2014) and Not The Express (2016) - are musical portraits from a traveller who has worn many hats along the way yet always remained a student and seeker. The style is classic Americana – country blues, hints of folk and bluegrass, touches of jazz and early rock n’ roll - and the lyrics blend philosophy and poetry, telling of roads travelled and life lived: the occasional victories, and the defeats from which we must somehow rise again.

Singles from Line In The Water (2023), Michael’s third album, have streamed worldwide and featured on the Australian Music Radio Airplay Project’s Regional Chart and on Blues, Roots and Country playlists across Australia. More recently, the title track from the album has made it to the 2023 Semi-Finalists’ list of the Nashville- based International Songwriting Competition, awaiting the final selection round: watch this space!

The Michael Menager Trio was born at Cobargo Folk Festival 2017 and has been a feature of the South Coast music scene ever since. The current lineup features Sats Kramer (Kara Coen Band) on guitar, Dan Efraemson (Malumba) on violin, and singer/songwriter Michael Menager on guitar and vocals.

Michael’s lyrics cut along a philosophical edge, his style cuts across the musical spectrum from blues and swing to country and early rock n’roll, and his stories cut through the inner landscape of a poet and traveller – all framed and embellished by Kramer’s jazz/rock-influenced guitar and Efraemson’s hauntingly lyrical violin.

http://www.michaelmenager.com/

`Slow Session’ at the Tathra Hotel.
Fri 21st March 6 pm - 8 pm.
Free admission.

Bring an instrument and join in for some great traditional tunes! (music supplied)
This Slow Session will be good for those having trouble with the speed of the pieces or learning a new instrument.

Dean Gray will be offering expert instruction.

***'THE SESSION' is on the First FRIDAY of the month 6pm - 8pm. Plus 'SLOW SESSION' is on the Third FRIDAY of the month 6pm - 8pm. Guest members are welome to join us.

*** THE GUITAR SESSION - SING ALONG: GUITAR based SING ALONG is on the second Thursday of the month from 5.30pm.

LIVE MUSIC with ' Kara Coen & Ashley Welsh Jones - FireFlies Duo' at the Tathra Hotel.
Sat 15th March 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm (Kara Coen & Sats Kramer - FireFlies Duo)
Sun 16th March 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm (Kara Coen & Ashley Welsh Jones - FireFlies Duo)

Free admission.

Kara Coen & Ashley Welsh Jones - a funky duo likened to Angus & Julia Stone meets Amy Winehouse. Karas dynamic, power house voice with Ash’s delicious drum beats and sweet harmonies, these two leave the heart pumping with a message of love, empowerment and inclusion.

Kara has been called a modern Aretha, compared to Lana Del Ray, Janis Joplin and Sarah Blasko. The soul singer has performed as a support act with the likes of Tex Perkins, Alex Lloyd and Sam Buckingham and is a local south east favourite.

Ashley has been performing on the far south coast for over 6 years with multiple bands and artists. Her passion for music and drumming started early in high school and has quickly evolved as she is now seen regularly playing with many local artists including Howlin' Mitch, Kara Coen and Richard Cooke.

The two artists came together over their mutual love of music, being musicians living with a disability and a passion for equality. Many of their songs reflect personal experiences of this fight for equality, all threaded with a sense of hope. The two have been playing together in Kara’s band The FireFlies for two years and are currently working on their first EP.

Together they will sweep you away and take you on a soulful journey, original tunes and songs through the eras to pluck at your heart strings. Don’t miss this dynamic duo. www.karacoen.com

LIVE MUSIC with ' Kara Coen & Sats Kramer - FireFlies Duo' at the Tathra Hotel.
Sat 15th March 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm (Kara Coen & Sats Kramer - FireFlies Duo)
Sun 16th March 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm (Kara Coen & Ashley Welsh Jones - FireFlies Duo)

Free admission.

Heading to the famous Tathra Hotel is one of the Kara Coen & the FireFlies duos - book now for a magic weekend, with both duos on display - Kara and virtuoso guitarist Sats Kramer on the 15th and then on the 14th; Kara will be joined by the funky beats and sweet harmonies of Ashley Welsh-Jones. Kara Coen & Sats Kramer - a soulful and awe inspiring new duo likened to Santana cross with the soul of Amy Winehouse and the songwriting of Sarah Blasko. Karas dynamic, power house voice with Sats scintillating and unforgettable guitar solos, soft jazz tunes and beautiful backing vocals create a sound and atmosphere you won’t forget. Always with the FireFlies message of love, inclusion and empowerment.

Kara has been called a modern Aretha, compared to Lana Del Ray and Janis Joplin. The soul singer has performed as a support act with the likes of Tex Perkins, Alex Lloyd and Sam Buckingham and is a local south east favourite.

The two artists came together over their mutual love of music, being musicians living within a rural area and a passion for equality. Many of their songs reflect personal experiences of this fight for equality, all threaded with a sense of hope. The two have been playing together in Kara’s band The FireFlies for two years and are currently working on their first EP.

Together they will sweep you away and take you on a soulful journey, original tunes and songs through the eras to pluck at your heart strings. Don’t miss this dynamic duo. www.karacoen.com

GUITAR based SING ALONG - come and join us.

Thursday 13th March 5:30pm - 7:30pm. Free admission.

*** THE GUITAR SESSION - SING ALONG is on the second Thursday of the month from 5.30pm.

*** (traditional tunes) 'THE SESSION' is on the First FRIDAY of the month 6pm - 8pm. Plus 'SLOW SESSION' is on the Third FRIDAY of the month 6pm - 8pm. Guest members are welome to join us.